Prepare for Burly Men at Sea on September 29

You had me at "large, bearded fishermen", Burly Men at Sea, then you reeled me in with your talk of a branching narrative, and your lovely art. This Scandinavian folk story concerns three adventure-seeking fishermen, and it maybe looks like something Simogo or Inkle might make? Here's the premise:

And here's the latest trailer, which reveals the game's release date, September 29:

You can look at Burly Men on Steam, Humble and itch.io, though you won't be able to stroke their luscious beards for four-and-a-bit-weeks.

Tom loves exploring in games, whether it’s going the wrong way in a platformer or burgling an apartment in Deus Ex. His favourite game worlds—Stalker, Dark Souls, Thief—have an atmosphere you could wallop with a blackjack. He enjoys horror, adventure, puzzle games and RPGs, and played the Japanese version of Final Fantasy VIII with a translated script he printed off from the internet. Tom has been writing about free games for PC Gamer since 2012. If he were packing for a desert island, he’d take his giant Columbo boxset and a laptop stuffed with PuzzleScript games.